Minakas Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Minakas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Minakas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea241:339,73845,241
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Minakas (43) may also be a first name.

Minakas Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Minakas Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Minakas occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Minakas? popularity and diffusion

Minakas is the 3,432,070th most common surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. This last name is primarily found in Oceania, where 73 percent of Minakas live; 73 percent live in Oceania Islands and 73 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,545,828th most frequent given name globally It is held by 43 people.

The surname Minakas is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 339,738. In Papua New Guinea Minakas is most numerous in: Enga, where 83 percent reside and Western Highlands, where 17 percent reside. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea Minakas exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 21 percent reside and Greece, where 3 percent reside.

Minakas Last Name Statistics demography

Minakas earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 181.49% more than the national average, earning $121,458 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Minaukas936/
Minakaus933/
Minauskas8817/
Menakas864/
Minakos863/
Munakash8036/
Menakhas809/
Menakos715/
Menokas711/
Minoukos674/
Munecas5747/
Menekos5745/
Munekaz571/
Meñacas571/
Muñekas571/
Maynocas5374/
Munaycos533/
Menoscas532/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Minakas
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